Marshaghal: city in Odisha, India
What exactly constitutes the spatial extent of the city? For these aggregations, we used the Global Human Settlement Layer Urban Center Database (GHS-UCDB) to define the boundaries of the city. These cities -- or urban centers -- cover areas that are densely populated and built-up, and so may extend beyond the spatial borders of these cities that we may be familiar with. The GHS area is shaded in blue.
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Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Marshaghal as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is -0.59, which is very well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 0.25, nan and -1.47. Data was not available in 1975 and 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Marshaghal spans a total of 37 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of nan, which is highly disconnected.
Effect on the aggregate network: New construction in each period adds to the total stock of streets, but does not change streets that have already been built. Therefore, it has a limited effect on the street network as a whole. The SNDis of the aggregate street network in the respective time periods are nan, 0.25, 0.25 and -0.59. Data was not available in 1975.
Marshaghal and Odisha do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Odisha rose steadily.
How do development practices in Marshaghal fare in comparison to others in Odisha? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Marshaghal was the 41st-most disconnected out of the 57 cities in Odisha. Marshaghal ranked 38th in 1976-1990 and 41st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Marshaghal and India do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in India rose steadily.
How do development practices in Marshaghal fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Marshaghal was the 1247th-most disconnected out of the 1716 cities in India. Marshaghal ranked 1086th in 1976-1990 and 1247th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Marshaghal and Odisha do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Odisha rose steadily.
To date, Marshaghal is the 54th-most disconnected out of the 57 cities in Odisha. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Odisha, the street network in Marshaghal has become more connected. Marshaghal ranked 42nd in 1976-1990, 44th in 1991-2000 and 54th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Marshaghal and India do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in India rose steadily.
To date, Marshaghal is the 1605th-most disconnected out of the 1716 cities in India. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in India, the street network in Marshaghal has become more connected. Marshaghal ranked 1226th in 1976-1990, 1358th in 1991-2000 and 1605th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Marshaghal had a built-up area of 0.07 square kilometers, and a population of 52280 people.
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